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Is This Love (2017 Remaster) amp settings — Boss ME-80

The Whitesnake guitar tone for “Is This Love (2017 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Boss ME-80 with a Gibson Slash Les Paul Standard. Studio version, Whitesnake (1987 album), 2017 Remaster

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 and Mesa/Boogie Coliseum, Gibson Les Paul with humbuckers, chorus and delay for the clean arpeggiated intro, mild overdrive for rhythm sections

Warm, shimmering clean arpeggio verses with lush chorus; smooth mid-forward crunch on choruses with sustain and bloom

Amp settings — Boss ME-80

CHANNELCRUNCH amp type (for chorus/bridge sections) / CLEAN amp type (for verse arpeggios)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ME-80 COMP (Compressor section)

Enables sustain and bloom on clean arpeggios and leads

Type COMP · Sustain 5 · Level 6

02ME-80 OD/DS (Overdrive section)

Natural overdrive for smooth crunch on chorus sections; bypass for clean verses

Type NATURAL · Drive 4 · Tone 6 · Level 7

03ME-80 MOD (Modulation section)

Essential for the shimmering 80s ballad tone on verse arpeggios

Type CHORUS · Rate 4 · Depth 6

04ME-80 DELAY (Delay section)

Warm analog-style delay adds depth and space

Type ANALOG · Time 4 · Feedback 3 · E.Level 5

05ME-80 REVERB (Reverb section)

Hall reverb for that big 80s production sound

Type HALL · Level 4

Why these settings

The ME-80 CRUNCH preamp approximates the JCM800 warmth Vandenberg used. Mids pushed to 7 (vs original 6.5) because the ME-80 CRUNCH is slightly scooped compared to a real JCM800. Gain set at 6 rather than 7.5 since the Les Paul humbuckers run hotter than vintage PAFs. Use CLEAN preamp with chorus/delay active for verses, switch to CRUNCH with OD for choruses.

PRO TIPRoll neck pickup tone to 7 and use your picking dynamics to transition between the glassy clean arpeggios and the warmer sustained notes — Vandenberg's touch sensitivity is half the tone. For the iconic intro, pick closer to the neck for rounder attack.

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